The Wednesday Edition - Aug 7, 2019
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In his wildly entertaining debut novel, Hank Green—cocreator of Crash Course, Vlogbrothers, and SciShow—spins a sweeping, cinematic tale about a young woman who becomes an overnight celebrity before realizing she’s part of something bigger, and stranger, than anyone could have possibly imagined.

Out today from Penguin Random House!
News, donald trump, Joaquin Castro, mass shooting

Rep. Joaquin Castro Publicly Shamed Trump Donors so Naturally Republicans Are Comparing Him to a Domestic Terrorist

Rep. Joaquin Castro speaks with the Capitol Building in the background.
Donald Trump Jr. said Castro's tweet "sort of screams like the Dayton, Ohio, shooter's list, right?" No, wrong, obviously. And it's beyond insulting to the victims of this weekend's–or any–mass shootings to try to compare the two.
Movies, Oscar Isaac, The Addams Family, trailer

The Addams Family Trailer Looks Bad and Cursed

The poster for the animated film The Addams Family.
They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky. And this new film looks ooky, The Addams Family.
Gaming, Nintendo, Pokémon (franchise), Pokémon Sword/Shield

New Pokémon Has a Punk Girl Rival, “Team Yell” Villains, and “Hangry” Pokémon? Mood.

Pokémon Sword & Shield has revealed some new regional versions of beloved Pokémon, a new form-changing Pokémon, our new cute goth rival (and some other rival), and the new villain Team we will be up against.
TV, Beanie Feldstein, Monica Lewinsky, Ryan Murphy

Monica Lewinsky Reclaims Her Narrative, Will Produce Impeachment: American Crime Story

Monica Lewinsky talks to John Oliver
Ryan Murphy will be be producing the series, but it's his fellow producer that is garnering the most news: none other than Monica Lewinsky herself.
Big on the Internet, donald trump, John Lambert

“Students for Trump” Cofounder Convicted for Running a Fake Law Firm, and Wow, Shocking, Right?

I mean, look, only a white man could get away with making a fake law firm and having people believe he had 15 years of experience when he looks 12, but here we are. 
Big on the Internet, archive of our own, fanfiction, uncanny magazine

Uncanny Magazine Doesn’t Exist Without Fanfiction

Uncanny Magazine Year 6
This year, there has been some controversy about the Best Related Work Hugo nomination for An Archive of Our Own (AO3), the fan-run, fan-maintained fanfiction archive.
Movies, Bob Iger, Disney, Home Alone

They’re Rebooting Home Alone, but Will Disney Ever Put Out More Original Properties?

Macauley Culkin stars as Kevin McCallister in Home Alone
So the question becomes ... when will Disney focus on producing original content, rather than just remaking everything in sight?
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Movies, Bucky Barnes, natasha romanoff

The Bucky/Nat Ship We Could Have Had in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Bucky Barnes and Natasha Romanoff
I love Bucky Barnes and Natasha Romanoff in the comics, a couple based around their shared past and understanding of each of their red ledgers.
News, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, misogyny, Mitch McConnell, rape culture

AOC Called Out Teenage McConnell Supporters Who Choked and Groped a Cut-Out of Her. “Team Mitch” Had a Predictably Awful Response.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) pauses while speaking during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol
Over the weekend, Mitch McConnell attended a local Kentucky event called the Fancy Farm Picnic. While he was getting booed by the crowd, his supporters were tweeting out images of gravestones with McConnell's opponents' names on them and miming sexual assault on a lifesize cutout of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Books, del rey books, Pierce Brown

Interview: Pierce Brown on Dark Age: “The Solar System Is at War. No One Is Safe.”

Pierce Brown with Eo - photo credit Joan Allen- cover
The Red Rising trilogy gave us a hero, but with the Iron Gold series Pierce Brown delivers a universe where there is a high price for peace. We got a chance to speak with the author during his amazing Dark Age book tour.
TV, Alicia Silverstone, The Baby-Sitters Club, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: The Baby-Sitters Club TV Show Sure Knows How to Hook Their Old Readers

Alicia Silverstone cast in Netflix's Baby-Sitters Club
As Netflix's family-friendly live action Baby-Sitters Club TV show comes together from a promising team, their savvy casting choices show that the show is winking at its older fans' nostalgia.
TV, Orphan Black, serial box, Tatiana Maslany

Tatiana Maslany Talks Orphan Black: The Next Chapter Audiobook Series

tatiana maslany as sarah and cosima in orphan black
Digital startup Serial Box has partnered with Maslany for Orphan Black: The Next Chapter, a 10-episode audio series that picks up with the Leda clones eight years after the events of the series finale.
Big on the Internet, #MeToo Movement, Casey Affleck, MeToo

Casey Affleck Needs To Do More Than Pay Lip Service to #MeToo

casey affleck apology me too
Casey Affleck, Oscar winner and alleged sexual harasser, has weighed in on the #MeToo movement in a recent podcast interview with Dax Shepard (reported via IndieWire) saying he's been overly nervous to talk about the movement due to the allegations against him, but voicing his support.
Movies, Andrea Berloff, Elisabeth Moss, Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish

It’s Ridiculous That The Kitchen’s Massive Stars Still Face Sexist Roadblocks

Tiffany Haddish, Elizabeth Moss, and Melissa McCarthy stand in 1970s period clothes.
 "I am very open-eyed that we are experiencing a blip," Andrea Berloff told USA Today. "I had a president of a studio say to me last week that 'Because Movie X and Movie Y did not work this summer, we’re done with women-fronted movies.'"
News, trans representation, Valentina Sampaio, Victoria's Secret

Victoria’s Secret Hires Valentina Sampaio, The Company’s First Openly Trans Model

Valentina Sampaio
While Sampaio's hiring is a long overdue and welcome moment of inclusivity, one can't help but wonder if it's a genuine move or a marketing ploy designed to steer some good publicity to the flailing brand.
TV, ABC, Afton Williamson, The Rookie

The Rookie‘s Afton Williamson Identifies Guest Star Who Allegedly Harassed Her

Afton Williamson in The Rookie (2018)
Over the weekend, actress Afton Williamson announced that she’d quit her role on ABC's The Rookie because of racial discrimination and sexual harassment on set that was perpetuated by a guest star and a staff member, and was ignored by the showrunners.
TV, lady liberators, Marvel Cinematic Universe

ABC Wants a Female-Led Marvel Show, so Make It the Lady Liberators

Women of Marvel in Avengers: Endgame
I’m here for any and all Lady Liberators content, especially if it means we get some kickass She-Hulk action.
Movies, Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino

Brad Pitt Objected to an Even Worse Bruce Lee Fight Scene in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Brad Pitt and Mike Moh in Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019)
Robert Alonzo, stunt coordinator for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood spoke to HuffPo about the Bruce Lee fight scene and how it was going to be a lot worse.
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